Creating a Virtual Server

This task is required to create a virtual server. The virtual server processes the HTTP traffic and send it to the pool.

You can use the Configuration utility to create the virtual server.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Main tab of the navigation pane.
  2. Expand Local Traffic node. Click Virtual Servers.
  3. Verify that the Virtual Servers screen opens.
  4. In the upper-right corner of the screen, click Create. Verify that the New Virtual Server screen opens.
    Note: If Create button is not available, make sure that you have permission to create a virtual server. Ask your administrator to grant permissions to create virtual server for your role.
  5. In the Name Box, type a name for the virtual server (example vs_http).
  6. In the Destination Box, verify that the type of virtual server is Host.
  7. In the Address Box, type an IP address for the virtual server.
  8. In the Service Port Box, type 80, or select HTTP from the list.
  9. In the Configuration area of the screen, locate the HTTP Profile setting and select HTTP. This assigns the default HTTP profile to the virtual server.
  10. In the Resources section of the screen, locate the Default Pool setting and select the name of the HTTP pool created in the Creating A Load Balancing Pool section.
  11. From the Default Persistence profile setting, select profile_none as the profile.
  12. Click Finished.